Judge holding closed-door sessions on smoke shop

A federal judge overseeing the Narragansett Tribe's smokeshop case held a closed-door hearing in Rhode Island on Wednesday.

The Providence Journal obtained a summary of the proceeding, in which U.S. District Judge William Smith urged the tribe and the state to settle their dispute over the sale of tax-free cigarettes. The paper said Smith asked the parties not to speak about the case.

Smith will hold another closed-door hearing on Monday. He halted the state's complaint against the tribe that was filed in state court.